Holding Musk Accountable: Rep. Ro Khanna on Stopping DOGE's "Unconstitutional" Power Grab
February 7, 2025
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We speak with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna of California about the Trump administration's ongoing assault on the federal bureaucracy and the gutting of various agencies, led by the president's unelected billionaire adviser Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
"No DOGE employee should have access to any of Americans' sensitive, confidential information, and they should not have access to be able to stop payments," he says. Khanna calls Musk's actions "unconstitutional" and says the Trump administration must be held accountable. "There is a movement now which is pushing back. We did not have that for a couple months, I acknowledge that. But the Democratic Party in this last week has had a new energy and a new resolve to stand up."
Khanna also comments on the use of Guantánamo Bay to detain immigrants, Trump's colonial proposals to seize Gaza and other foreign territories and more.
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